International Radio Report
Program
summary
Sunday, January 11, 2004
Hosts: Sheldon Harvey
and Bill Westenhaver
- Welcome to any first-time listeners of the International Radio Report
- Nothing earth-shattering for new French 98.5 FM talker
> Leaning more to "talk" than to "news"
> 10 minutes of horoscopes after 9 a.m. (!)
> Gille Proulx sounds like younger version Andy Rooney, whining and complaining
about everything
> Lots of music interspersed with the talk, especially in the afternoon
> Not airing many adverts yet
> Still have CKOO call letters, but certainly NOT using them
- Changes at CJAD
> Sunday Sports Night @ 7 p.m. with Dino Sisto
> New show with John Rossi, replacing overnight replays (about 9:30)
- 940 News and CJAD 800 giving away trips... even though it's not a ratings
sweep
- Local CBC Radio flubbed, reporting that people are asking plumbers to
UNTHAW their pipes
- Suburban newspaper's Mike Cohen predicitons, tongue firmly planted in
cheek
- More fine tuning @ CBC Radio One:
> RADIO NOMAD starting on Jan. 19, 8:05 p.m. (13 weeks)
> WORDBEAT starting on Jan. 19, 8:30 p.m. (13 weeks)
> THE IRRELEVANT SHOW began on Jan. 3, 11:30 a.m.
- Big changes in Ottawa, with stations switching frequencies and dumping
formats
> Top 40 radio returns to Ottawa at expense of X-FM
> KISS FM on 105.3
> Country station moved to 101.1
> Country 92 switched to generic Jack FM
- NYT: John A. Gambling, ex-host of morning show on WOR, died of heart attack
Thursday at age of 73
